Kevin Cummings

Kevin Cummings was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Investors Bancorp, Inc., in January 2008. He Also was appointed to the board of directors at that time. From July 2003 to January 2008, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Cummings, along with the senior executive management team, is guiding the bank’s strategic expansion in to a full-service community and commercial bank. Before joining Investors Bancorp, he had a 26-year career with the independent accounting firm of KPMG LLP. He was an Audit Partner in the financial services practice in the New York office and Lead Partner on a major commercial banking client. Mr. Cummings also worked in the New Jersey community bank practice for more than 20 years serving clients such as Summit Bank, Valley National Bank, Provident Bank and Hudson City Bank. A 1976 graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont with a B.A. in economics, he was the recipient of the Harry M. Fife Award for Excellence in Economics and Athletics. Mr. Cummings earned an MBA from Rutgers Business School. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has been a frequent speaker at seminars on topics ranging from mergers and acquisitions, income taxes and management reporting on internal controls.